What color is #080E57?

#080E57 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080E57?

The RGB value is 8, 14, 87: 8 red, 14 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080E57?

The complementary color is #575108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080E57 color

#080E57 rgb(8, 14, 87)

Shades of black

The hex color #080E57 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 5.5% green and 34.1% blue (8, 14, 87).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 83% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#080E57 color codes

HEX	`#080E57`
RGB	`rgb(8, 14, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 5.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 83%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 91%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 84%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.43, 27.89, -43.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.43, 51.79, 302.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.977, 1.054, 9.114)`
Decimal	`527959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080E57, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #080E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #080E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080e57; }
.text { color: #080e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 14 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080e57, #290857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #080E57?: #080E57 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080E57?: The RGB value is 8, 14, 87: 8 red, 14 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080E57?: The complementary color is #575108, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.